Daniel Frankel
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Studio Report Cards: Universal Grows Some Green Shoots
After a disastrous 2009, studio established momentum with “Despicable Me” and will likely end the year on a high note with “Little Fockers”
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News Corp. Sells Fox Mobile Group
Company retreats from mobile content sector two years after investing $388M to acquire Jamba
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Studio Report Card: For Fox, a Hot Start to 2010 Goes South
The year that began amid the bang of “Avatar” ends with the thud of “Gulliver’s Travels” … with not enough hits in between
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Box Office: Soft $5.1M Friday for ‘Fockers’; ‘True Grit’ Truly Good at $4.8M
Universal family comedy pacing below $50M for the five-day holiday, while Paramount Western over-performing and on a $40M pace
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Fox Film Marketing Co-Head Pam Levine is Out
Veteran studio research and media-buying expert’s NYC location was a hard fit for studio’s Century City-based operations, insiders say
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‘Tron’ Con: Comic Convention Buzz Doesn’t Deliver Hits
Disney’s long-awaited 3D sequel is the latest film to under-perform after getting big buzz at the comic-book show
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Box Office: ‘Tron’ Unspectacular at $43.6M; James L. Brooks Movie Flops
With ticket sales soft overall, Disney sequel isn’t the 3D extravaganza that was predicted; Sony’s $100M “How Do You Know” grosses only $7.6M
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Box Office: ‘Tron’ on Target at $17.4M; ‘Yogi’ ($4.6M) and James L. Brooks ($2.6M) Both Soft
Disney 3D sequel on track to match $45M weekend predictions, while Warner’s 3D cartoon adaptation and Sony rom-com ensemble are both off the pace
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HFPA’s Sony Trip to Vegas: Just a ‘Burlesque’ Junket?
When Sony hosted HFPA members in Vegas for a Cher concert, it was press business as usual, says the studio
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Box Office: ‘Tron’ Has Solid $3.5M Midnight Opening
Early estimates of 12 a.m. performance at around 1,000 theaters are right up there with those of “Avatar” and “Inception”
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WGA: ‘Comcast Doesn’t Want More Unions’
Business models for E!, Style and G4 built on inexpensive original programming produced with non-union labor
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Mel’s ‘Beaver’ Finally Gets Official Release Date: 3-23-11 Limited
Summit Entertainment gives a specific date for previously shelved comedy featuring controversial star
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Comcast Writers Vote to Join WGA; Cable Giant Refuses to Recognize Result (Updated)
Scribes for E!, Style and G4 vote by 97 percent majority to join union
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Memo Highlights Rollbacks in New SAG/AFTRA Contract
With members of the two labor organizations set to vote on a new contract, a document making the rounds points out what they’ll be giving up
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Golden Globes Runners: ‘Business as Usual’
With nominations set for Tuesday morning, the former PR chief’s accusation of misdeeds is described as ‘background noise’